Glass F5~a^ 
Book ^ a 



Summer of 1904 



ON THE 




Illinois and 
Wisconsin 

Copyright 1904, by Jas. C. on 

Issued by 
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT 

Wisconsin Central Railway 
1904 



Introductory 



IN compiling the 1904 edi- 
tion of our Summer book- 
let, we have endeavored 
to arrange the information 
as to lakes and resort hotels 
reached by this line, in a plain, 
concise and intelligent man- 
ner, ofFering all the necessary 
information in a condensed 
and handy form, so as to en- 
able the tourist to select his 
resting place with the least 
possible trouble. If there is 
any further information 
required, drop us a line, 
and it will be cheerfully and 
promptly furnished. 

JAS. C. POND 

General Passenger Agent Wisconsin Central Ry. 
MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



gage's lake ) 

HOTEL DRUCE LAKE f NEAR GRAY S LAKE, ILL. 



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RocRef ell er, 
111. 



A FTER leaving: Chi- 
cagro, the southern 
terminus of the line, 
the traveler speeds 
through a gently un- 
dulating: prairie coun- 
try northward 40 miles 
until Rockefeller, 111., 
the first resort station, 
is reached. 

The town of Rockefeller itself is a promise of the quiet deligrhts 
reached by the beautiful country roads stretching- east and west 
from this unostentatious little villagre. From here are reached 
quiet, prosperous farms amid a beautiful, grently rolling - country, 
interspersed with placid lakes and brawling; brooks, which tempt 
the hook of the angrier and lure the stroller to repose. Just be- 
yond Rockefeller is 




Gray's Lake, 111. 



TOURING eigrht months of the year Gray's Lake is a quiet, sleepy 
^ little country villagre, nestling: amongr the hills of the Northern 
Illinois lake regrion. During: the summer months it wakes up and 
overflows with happy vacationers, who appreciate the lovely scen- 
ery, the fine fishing:, and the excellent accommodations. Gray's 
Lake, close at hand, Gagre's Lake, a half hour's drive to the east, 
and Druce Lake, three miles to the northeast, have excellent 
accommodations, and are noted for their beauty and the superi- 
ority of their bass and pickerel fishingr. 



Hotels 

CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Gray's Lake Hotel 75 $1.50 $7.00 

Park Cottagre Hotel 100 1.50 7.00 

Rest Cottagres (Druce Lake) ... 35 1.50 7.00 

Druce Lake Hotel 150 1.50 8.00 



Lakes 

Gray's Lake distance, close size, lxK mile 

Druce Lake, " 3 miles; Bus, 25c . lx% 

Gagre's Lake " 3 " 44 25c . 44 1 x Y\ 44 



Pickerel, Black Bass, and Perch caugrht in above lakes. 



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Rollins Station, 111. 



^PIE READ, the great nov- 
elist, has immortalized 
Rollins in his stirring novel, "A 
Yankee from the West." 

"Mrs. Stuvic" is gone, if she 
ever existed, but scattered 
among the lakes are numbers of 
excellent hotels and pleasant, 
homelike farm houses which in- 
vite the patronage of summer 
resorters where a delightful vaca- 
tion may be spent. 
To the west of the railroad are Round, Taylor, and Long 
Lakes, and to the east Third (or Chittenden) and Fourth (or 
Miltimore) Lakes. All offer exceptional fishing, boating and bath- 
ing privileges. 

Hotels 

CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Geo. Hendee (Round Lake) 40 $1.50 $10.00 

Sam Litwiler " 44 15 1.00 6.00 

The Cedars " " 40 1.50 7.00 

J. A. Renehan " " 25 1.25 7.00 

G. P. Renehan " " 150 2.00 spl. 

Jos. Litwiler (Taylor Lake) . • .... 50 1.25 7.00 

Prospect Bluff Hotel (Miltimore Lake) 50 1.00 7.00 
L aKes 

Round Lake, distance, 1% miles. Bus 25c size, 1 x K mile 

Taylor M 1% 44 4 4 4 4 Kx){ 44 

Chittenden 44 2Y 2 " " lxK " 

Miltimore 3 2x1 

Long 4 44 1% x % 

Pickerel, Black Bass, and Perch caught in above lakes. 

Fox Lake, 111. 

(Lake Villa Station) 

pROBABLY the most popular inland Summer Resort in 
America is Fox Lake. Situated 50 miles from Chicago. It 
attracts thousands of pleasure seekers, and its shores are dotted 
with beautiful cottages, elegant club houses and commodious 
hotels. 

Fox Lake is the largest of Illinois lakes, affording unsurpassed 
yachting, boating and fishing privileges. From it are reached by 
water no less than seven beautiful lakes, each with some charm 
all its own. The hotels furnish boats free to guests and fishing 
tackle or hunting paraphernalia may be had without difficulty. 
Opening from the west of Fox Lake are Nippersink and Pistakee 
Lakes, noted for the excellence of their fishing. 

Hotels 

CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Columbia Club 100 $2.00 $9.00 

East Side Hotel 200 2.00 9.00 

Howard's Mineola 250 2.50 9.00 

Lake Side Hotel 150 2.00 9.00 

Lippincott's Hotel 200 2.00 9.00 

Nippersink Club 150 2.00 9.00 

Ramaker's 100 2.00 9.00 

Lah e 

Fox Lake .... distance, 4 miles from Lake Villa Station. 

Bus, 25c. Size 7 x 3 Z A miles. 
Pickerel, Pike, and Black Bass caught in this lake. 



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Lake Villa, 111. 




CITUATED between 
^ Cedar, Deep and 
Sun Lakes is Lake 
Villa, 111. Crooked, 
Sand and Hastings 
Lakes are reached by 
a short drive through 
the loveliest country 
imaginable. At this 
station passengers 
take omnibus for the 



four-mile drive to Fox 
Lake. 

For lovely, restful surroundings, with all the gaiety the heart 
can wish close at hand. Lake Villa and Fox Lake are unequalled. 
In season wild fowl shooting is of the best, as thousands upon 
thousands of water birds stop their flight in this region to feed 
upon the abundance of wild rice and wild celery. 

Although constantly fished, the waters of these lakes cover 
myriads of pickerel, bass and smaller fish, so that he who would 
" a fishin' go " may be sure of sport of the best kind. 



Hotels 



Lake Villa Hotel" 


CAPACITY 

400 


PER DAY 

82.00 


PER WEEK 

$8.00-$12.00 




25 


1.50 


$7.00 


Hotel Potter 


. 40 


1.50 


7.00 




. 25 


1.50 


7.00 


Hotel Munn (Crooked Lake) . 


. 100 


1.50 


7.00 



Lakes 

Cedar Lake, distance, close size, 3 4x)i mile 

Deep Lake " Vz mile. Bus 25c, *' 3 ix 3 /i " 

Crooked Lake " 1 " " 25c, " %x% " 
Sand Lake . . " VA " " 25c, " M 

Pickerel, Pike, and Black Bass caught in above lakes. 



Loon Lake ,111. 



TWO miles north of 
Lake Villa is Loon 
Lake — a favorite 
resort for fishermen 
who prefer to enjoy 
their sport "far from 
the madding crowd." 
Here one may spend 
the heated term in 
calm and comfort in 
any of the pleasant 
homes near by, and 
still be within a short 
ride of Chicago. 




No Hotels. Private Clubs 

Loon Lake, close size, l l A x M mile. 

Pickerel and Black Bass caught in this lake. 



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TAYLOR LAKE, NEAR GRAY S LAKE, ILL. 
MILTIMORE LAKE, NEAR LAKE VILLA, ILL. 

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Antioch, 111. 



JUST south of the 
dividing: line be- 
tween Illinois and 
Wisconsin is the 
quaint old village of 
Antioch. On every 
hand are beautiful 
hills, forest clad, look- 
ing down upon as 
beautiful scenery as 
can be found any- 
where in America. 

Petite, Grass, Marie, 
Channel, Bluff, Cath- 
erine, Silver, and 
Cross Lakes are all reached from Antioch, and it is no exaggera- 
tion to say that a more beautiful group of lakes than this cannot 
be conceived. 

Grass Lake, with its Lotus flowers, floating islands of wild 
rice, myriads of water lilies and its devious channels, has a never- 
ending charm. Petite, like a jewel set in the emerald verdure of 
the surrounding hills. Bluff, Marie, Channel, Catherine, Silver 
and Cross, each have a charm no pen can portray. 

As elsewhere in this hospitable country nearly every door is 
open to the rest and pleasure seeker, and dozens of finely equipped 
summer hotels care for the multitude of guests who boat and fish 
and idle away the drowsy hours. 




Hotels 





CAPACITY 

150 


PER DAY 

$ 2.00 


PER WEEK 

$ 8-12 


Sylvan Beach Hotel (Channel Lake) 


. 125 


2-2.50 


10-14 


Lake View House (Channel Lake) . 


. 50 


1.25 


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Queen of the West (Petite Lake) . . 


. 125 


2.00 


10-12 


Petite Lake Hotel (Petite Lake) . . 


. 30 


1.50 


7 


Bluff Lake Resort (Bluff Lake) . . 


. 100 


1.50 


7-8 


C. E. Hermans (Bluff Lake) . . . . 


60 


1.50 


7-9 


Paddock's Hotel (Bluff Lake) . . . 


. 60 


1.00 


7 


Lake Marie Hotel (Lake Marie) . . 


. 40 


1.50 


8 


Toby Inn (Lake Marie) 


50 


1.75 


8-9 




75 


1.00 


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Lakes 



Channel Lake. Bus 50c size l^xK mile 

Petite Lake. " " 1 x Vz 

Bluff Lake. 44 " % x Y 2 " 

Grass Lake, " " 3 xl^ " 

Lake Marie, " . . . " l^xl 



Pickerel, Pike and Black Bass caught in above lakes. 



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HOTEL AT GRASS LAKE ) „_ A _ nn 
HOTEL AT LAKE MARIE f NEAR ANTIOCH, ILL. 



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HOTEL AT LAKE MARIE 1 NEAR ANTIOCH, ILL. 
HOTEL AT PETITE LAKE j 



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HOTELS AT PETITE LAKE, NEAR ANTIOCH, ILL. 
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LAKE MARIE j ANTIOCH, 
CHANNEL LAKE \ 



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Camp Lake 
Wis. 

NORTH of the line 
dividing: Illinois 
from Wisconsin is 
Camp Lake. The lake 
is close to the station 
and ample hotel ac- 
commodations are 
available near at hand 
Camp Lake itself is a 
beautiful sheet of 
water, offering: excel- 
lent fishing:, boating; 
and bathing:, and with 
Center Lake near at 
hand and the Fox 
River only two miles distant, reached via the finest roads, the 
vacationer has an abundant choice of recreation. 



Hotels 

CAPACITY 

Camp Lake Hotel 150 

Lamb's Hotel 75 

Center Lake Resort 30 

Maple Park Hotel 60 



Lakes 

Camp Lake, distance close. . Bus free. Size 2Vz x Vz mile 
Fox River, distance 2 miles. Good livery. 

Pickerel, Pike and Black Bass caugrht in above waters. 



Silver Lake, Wis. 



/"^NLY a little more than a mile north of Camp Lake and within 
^ sixty-one miles of Chicago is Silver Lake, another of the vast 
multitude of jewels in nature's diadem. In the immediate neigh- 
borhood are Twin, Lily and Paddock's Lakes, affording: fishing;, 
bathing: and boating: amid inspiring: scenery, and with roads un- 
surpassed for bicycling:, driving: or walking;. 



Hotels 



CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Silver Lake Resort 150 $1.50-2.00 $7.00 up 

Spring- Bluff Hotel 50 1.50 8.00 



Lake 

Silver Lake, close size 2 x l l A miles 

Pickerel, Pike and Black Bass caug:ht in this lake. 




$2.00 $ 7-10 

1 50 7-9 

1.00 7 

1.50 7-8 



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Burlington, Wis. 



f~\NE and one-half miles east of the delightful old town of 
^ Burlington, where within the century Indians trafficked in furs, 
is Brown's Lake. The drive from the station is through inspiring 
scenery and the lake itself loses nothing by comparison with the 
most beautiful sheets of water in America. The water is of crystal 
clearness and is kept at a constant height by controlling works 
at the outlet. This is a region absolutely devoid of marshes or 
swamps and abounding in the most picturesque surroundings. 
Fine accommodations are offered by the Summer Hotels and at 
private residences. 

Here the lover of nature may woo her in her most entrancing 
form. 

Roads and foot-paths wind in and out among the hills where 
leafy bowers coax the tired wayfarer to rest and repose. 

In the crystal depths of Brown's, Bohner's and Dyer's Lakes 
lurk finny schools eager for the lure and gamy to the last scale. 
This is a fine region for those who seek to combine rest and 
recreation. 

Hotels 



CAPACITY 


PER DAY 


PER WEEK 


Hotel Burlington 


50 


$2.00 


$5.00- 8.00 




50 


2.00 


7.50-10.00 


Auditorium . . (Brown's Lake) 


75 


2.50 


12.00 


Columbian Hotel 


60 


2.00 


8.00-10.00 


Moore's Lakeside Hotel 


100 


2.00 


8.00-10.00 


Laurel Park Hotel 


225 


2.00 


8.00-14.00 



Lakes and Streams 

Brown's Lake, distance, V/z miles. Bus. Size, l l A x 1 mile 
Fox River, distance, close. 

Pickerel, Pike and Black Bass caught in these waters. 



Lake Beulah, Wis. 

A noticeable feature of the Summer passenger traffic to Lake 
Beulah is that year after year the same familiar faces periodi- 
cally make their appearance, so that while strangers are made 
very welcome and quickly take a place in the ever-changing 
community, this resort really partakes more than a little of the 
nature of an old-fashioned neighborhood where each person knows 
every other. 

This lends an added charm to those so lavishly bestowed 
upon the place by nature, and makes it doubly inviting for that 
large class of rest seekers who like the best society, with beautiful 
scenery and fine fishing, boating and bathing facilities. 



Hotels 

CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Beulah Cottages (Lake Beulah) 50 $1.50 $ 8.00 

Bay View Hotel (Lake Beulah) 75 1.50-2.00 8.00-10.00 

Hotel Beulah (Lake Beulah) ... 500 2.00-3.00 10.00-15.00 

Linden Terrace (Booth Lake) 35 1.50 7.00- 8.00 

Lakes 

Potter's Lake, distance, K mile. Bus. Size, lxX mile 

Lake Beulah " 3 "4x1" 

East Troy Lake " 3 " " " 3 A x % " 

Booth Lake 6 " 1 x % " 
Fox River 5 " Livery 
Pickerel, Pike and Black Bass caught in these waters. 



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HOTEL, LAKE BEULAH, WIS. 



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M u K won ago 
Wis. 

ONE does not need 
to be told that this 
is another of those 
towns running back 
to Indian days for its 
foundation. In fact, 
the region about Muk- 
wonago is celebrated 
in Indian song and 
legend for its singu- 
lar beauty. Phantom 
Lake, near at hand, is 
rich in tradition and 
as one gazes into its placid depths, it is not difficult to conjure up 
the shadowy reflections of softly gliding canoes bearing Indian 
lovers, or perchance the stern set faces of a war party. 

The landscape holds charms for every mood— the shady sylvan 
dells, the leafy-roofed cathedral of the forests, the brawling, laugh- 
ing brooks fit admirably with the impulses of each beholder. 

Mineral springs furnish the purest water, charged with 
strength and life and energy for city-tired folks, and the waters of 
the lake hold a plentiful store of black bass, pickerel and small 
fry ever ready for the lure of the fisherman. 

Not less beautiful are Spring Lake near at hand and Eagle 
Lake— reached after a delightful drive of six miles. 

Phantom Lake Inn— upon a promontory overlooking as beau- 
tiful a bit of scenery as Mother Nature ever painted, offers the 
best possible accommodations to guests, or the more retired life 
of a private family may offer greater charms to the summer 
resorter. 




Hotels 



CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Phantom Lake Inn (Phantom Lake) 300 $2.00-2.50 $8-12 

Dillenbeck House (Howitt Lake) . 75 2.00 8-12 

Pabst Hotel (Howitt Lake) .... 40 1.50 4-5 

Mulloneys Cottages (Howitt Lake) 20 1.00-1.50 spl. 

Eagle Lake Hotel (Eagle Lake) . . 100 2.00 8-12 

Spring Lake Cottages (Spring Lake) 50 1.50 8-12 



Lakes 

Phantom Lake 

dist., 1 mile. Bus 25c 

Size, lxl mile 
Howitt Lake 

dist., ^mile. Bus 25c 

Size 1 x Vo. mile 
Eagle Lake, 

dist., 6 miles. Livery 

Size, 2x1 mile 
Spring Lake 

dist., 4 miles. Livery 

Size, 1 x V\ mile 



Pickerel, Pike and Black Bass caught in these lakes. 



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CEDAR LAKE, WIS. 
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Waukesha 
Wis. 

PROBABLY there is 
not a household in 
America where Wau- 
kesha water is un- 
known. Its virtue and 
fame yearly attract 
thousands upon thou- 
sands of health and 
rest seekers to this 
beautiful little city a 

hundred miles north from Chicago. Waukesha is a city of beau- 
tiful drives handsome residences, lovely cottages and modern 
hotels. Pewaukee Lake, near at hand, boasts a beautiful sandy 
beach which is the delight of bathers. Its shores are lined with 
summer cottages — many of them owned by wealthy persons from 
other states, and its waters flash to the dip of oars or the prow 
of yacht and launch throughout the long, dreamy summer days 
and far into the cool, star-lit nights. 

The far-famed Waukesha Springs are free to all, and are 
located in a beautiful park adjoining the Wisconsin Central station. 




Hotels 

CAPACITY 



Arlington 75 

Coleman 100 

Fountain 800 

Hadfield 60 

National 100 

Park 200 

Schlitz 50 

Spring City 150 

Terrace 125 

The Inn 50 

Numerous Private Boarding Houses. 

Lakes and Streams 
Pewaukee Lake, dist., 5 miles. Elec. cars. Size 1/^xl mile 
Fox River — close 

Pickerel, Pike and Black Bass caught in these waters.l 



$2.00 

2.00 
3.00-5.00 
1.50-2.00 

2.00 

2.50 

2.00 
2.00-2.50 
2.50-3.00 

1.50 



spl. 
$10.00 
17.50 up 
7.00-10.00 
8.00-12.00 
12.00-15.00 
10.00 up 
10.50 

12.50-20.00 
8.00-12.00 



Cedar Lake, Wis. 

C ITUATED as this lake is, within an hour's ride of Milwaukee, it 
^ attracts thousands of rest and pleasure seekers during the 
heated term. 

The beautiful scenery, fine shady drives, wooded slopes and 
sylvan nooks: the flower-burdened turf and the tinkling murmur 
of the cold, spring-fed streams, are irresistibly attractive after 
long uncomfortable weeks in the city, and the cool beauty of the 
nights offers sweet rest and comfort to the worn-out worker. 

Hotels 

CAPACITY 

Cedar Lake Park Hotel .... 250 

Pebbly Beach Hotel 70 

Tanglewood Hotel 25 

Mrs. I. Stein's Hotel 20 

Lakeside (Jno. Lau Farm) . . 75 

Lake 

Cedar Lake, distance, 2 miles. Bus 25c . . . size 5x1 mile 
Pickerel, Black Bass and Perch caught. 



PER DAY PER WEEK 

$2.00 $8.00-12.00 

1.25 up 7.00 up 

1.50 7.00 

2.00-2.50 10.00-15.00 

1.50 8.00 



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Fond du Lac 
Wis. 

A T the: south end of 
beautiful Lake 
Winnebago is the 
charming 1 old city of 
Fond du Lac. 

Lake Winnebago 
is thirty miles long 
and ten miles wide — a 
veritable little inland 
sea. It affords the 
finest yachting and fishing imaginable, and the cool breezes from 
its surface materially temper the atmosphere during the heated 
term. 

Fond du Lac is a lovely city, much admired by the summer 
tourist for its magnificent drives and fine residences, and for the 
hospitable nature of its people. 

Hotels 

CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Lake de Neveu Resort . . 75 $10.00 

Palmer House 100 $2.00-3.00 10.50-15.00 

Windsor Hotel 60 1.50 7.50-8.00 

Plum Hotel 30 1.50 6.00-7.00 

Gallant House 10 1.00 5.00 

Lewis House 50 1.00-1.25 4.50-6.00 

Lakes 

Lake Winnebago, close size 30x10 miles. 

Lake de Neveu, distance, 5 miles. Livery. 
Pickerel, Pike, White and Black Bass and Sturgeon caught 
in Lake Winnebago. 

Oshkosh, Wis. 

AT the mouth of the Wolf River, far-famed for the excellence of 
its bass fishing, and within easy reach of Lakes Buttes Des 
Morts and Poygan, known far and near for their fine fishing and 
wild fowl shooting, is the city of Oshkosh. 

This is the largest city upon Lake Winnebago, and offers 
superior attractions as a summer resort. 

Hotels 



CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Calumet Harbor Resort . . 50 $2.50 $12.00-15.00 

( REACHED BY STEAMER,) 

Island Resort 60 2.00 up 11.00-15.00 

(REACHED BY ST£AMER) 

Athearn 175 2.00-3.00 10.00 up 

Tremont 100 2.00 10.00 up 

Revere 50 1.50 18.25 up 

Lakes 

Lake Winnebago, close size 30 x 10 miles 

Pickerel, Pike, Black and White Bass and Sturgeon caught 



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Neenah and 

Menasha, Wis. 



HPHESE twin cities lie 
at the north end and 
outlet of Lake Winne- 
bago. No finer fishing: 
can be had anywhere in 
the north than in the Fox 
River from the point 
where it leaves Lake 
Winnebago until it emp- 
ties into Green Bay. 



Both Neenah and Menasha offer excellent accommodations 
for vacationers, and during - the heated season are very popular. 

Hotels at Neenah 

CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Russell House 80 $2.00 $8.75-10.00 

Roberts' Resort 75 2.00-3.00 10.00-15.00 

Hotels at Menasha 

CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Landgraf's Hotel 25 $1.50 $ 5.00 

Brighton Beach Hotel .... 100 2.00 10.00 

Lake 

Lake Winnebagfo — close size 30 x 10 miles 

Pickerel, Pike, Black and White Bass and Sturgeon caught 



Gill's Landing, Wis. 

At the point where the Wisconsin Central Railway crosses the 
Wolf River is Gill's Landing-, a favorite resort for fishermen, who 
assert that nowhere can one have such royal sport with the prince 
of northern fishes, the black bass, as in the Wolf River anywhere 
near Gill's Landing - . 

Hotels 

CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Hannah Mortensen 25 $1.00 $4.00 

Streams 

Wolf River — close. 

Pickerel, Pike, Black and White Bass and Sturg-eon caugrht 



Weyauwega, Wis. 

A few miles north, the pretty village of Weyauwega is reached. 
The several lakes close by and the Waupaca River afford splendid 
fishing-. 

Hotels 

CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Hutchinson Hotel 50 $2.00 $6.00-10.50 

Clarendon Hotel 30 1.00 5.00 

Mrs. B. Tripp 25 1.00 4.00 

Lakes and Streams 
Waupaca River — close. 

White Lake, distance, 2 miles. Livery . . . size 3"x 1 miles 
Partridgfe Lake, distance, 6 miles, Livery . size 3x1 miles 
Weyauwega Lake — close. 

Pickerel, Pike and Black Bass caught in these waters. 



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Waupaca, Wis. 



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^HE reasons for the tre- 
mendous popularity 
of Waupaca, Wis., are 
not hard to find. Not only 
is the city of Waupaca 
noted for its hospitality, 
but the Chain O' Lakes, 
eight in number, near at 
hand, are among- the most 
beautiful in the world. It 
is said that in by-gone 
days, Indians in their 
peregrinations, lent the 
name Waupaca (Tomor- 
row) to the region, be- 
cause so charming was the environment that, savage and untu- 
tored as they were, they were wont to linger here drinking in 
Nature's loveliness — until tomorrow. 

Linked by deep, clear channels, the Chain O' Lakes are a 
never-ending joy to the visitors, who may visit each in turn either 
by Nature's watery highway or by cycle or carriage along the 
magnificent road which circles them. 

The Wisconsin Veteran Soldiers' Home, overlooking beautiful 
Rainbow Lake, shelters and protects, amid lovely surroundings, 
the fast lessening remnants of that Grand Army who offered the 
best years of their lives for the preservation of the Union. 

Hotels and cottages offer a wide choice to visitors, and he or 
she who elects to visit Waupaca during the summer season is 
certain of a glorious vacation. 



Hotels 

CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Gordinier 50 $2.00-2.50 spl. 

Western Hotel 30 1.00 f4.00-5.00 

Park Hotel 50 2.00 5.50- 8.00 

Grand View Hotel 200 3.00 10.00-15.00 

Locksley Hall 90 1.50 spl. 

Brinsmere Inn 85 1.50 7.00 

Cleghorn Inn 75 1.00-1.50 6.00- 8.00 



Lakes and Streams 

Chain O' Lakes, dist., 4 miles. Electric cars. Size, 7x1 mile 

Pickerel, Pike and Black Bass caught. 

Hardin's Stream, distance, 8 miles Livery 

Cusick's Stream, " 9 
Willows' Stream, " 16 
Idlewilde Stream, " 18 
Wildrose Stream, " 16 
Radley's Stream, " 9 

Brook Trout caught in above streams. 



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SOLDIERS' HOME GROUNDS ) 

CAMP CLEGHORN GROUNDS J WAUPACA > WIS. 



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WISCONSIN RIVER, NEAR STEVENS POINT, WIS. 

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Phillips, Wis. 



17 AR to the north in the region of giant pines is the lumber town 
called Phillips. From here are reached dozens of beautiful 
lakes, simply overloaded with bass, pike and mascallonge, and a 
few miles to the west, within easy reach, flows the Flambeau 
River, known as a famous mascallonge fishing" ground among the 
best anglers of America. From here also in season may be had 
the choicest deer shooting and partridge hunting. 

Guides and boats should be engaged in advance by anyone 
purposing a visit to this glorious country. 



Hotels 

CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Murray House 20 $2.00 $10.00 

Lake View House 10 1.50 4.00 

Sheboygan House 40 1.00 4.00 

Vanderwall House 30 1.00 4.00 



Lakes and Streams 

Duroy's Lake, Deer Lake, Long Lake, and Myrtle Lake, 
Big and Little Elk Rivers and Flambeau River; all reached 
by livery. 

Good Mascallonge, Pike and Bass fishing. 



Fifield, Wis. 

A FEW miles north of Phillips is the famous town of Fifield, 

known all over the Union as a favorite starting place for fishing 
and hunting excursions. 

The Flambeau and Chippewa Rivers have their sources in the 
lakes to the east, abounding in the gamy bass, the kingly mascal- 
longe and the toothsome pike. Mason Lake, sixteen miles west 
of Fifield, offers the finest fishing imaginable, and is in a region 
abounding in deer, bear and partridges. During the season a hotel 
offers ideal accommodations to sportsmen and vacationers. 

Round and Pike Lakes, twenty miles to the east, are equally 
well-known as a resort for sportsmen, and their accommodations 
are unsurpassed. 

Guides and equipment should be engaged in advance by any- 
one desiring to visit this region between June and December. 



Hotels 

CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 



Wiley House 50 $2.00 $4.00 up 

J. E. Feely's (Round Lake) 75 2.00 spl. 

Pine Forest Resort (Pike Lake) ... 75 RATES ON APPLICATION 
Mason Lake Park Hotel (Mason Lake) 75 2.00 spl. 

Lakes 

Pike Lake, distance, 20 miles. Livery . . . size, 3 x Vz mile 
Round Lake, " 20 " "... " 2 x % 44 
Mason Lake, 44 16 4 4 44 . . . 44 2 x Vz 44 



Numerous other lakes connectin g with those mentioned above. 

CD'*"* 4 Pickerel, Pike, Black Bass, and Mascallonge caught in 
these lakes. 



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BUTTERNUT LAKE, WIS. AND HOTEL 
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UPPER AND LOWER CLAM LAKES, WEST OF GLIDDEN, WIS. 

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CURVE, NEAR MELLEN 
WHITE RIVER VALLEY FROM WHITE RIVER BRIDGE 



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Butternut 
Wis. 



r F , HIS is another town 
A of :the .same class as 
those just mentioned. 
From here are fished and 
hunted the regions along: 
and about the Flambeau, 
Turtle and Chippewa 
Rivers, and Bear and 
Bass Lakes. 

Royal sport is as cer- 
tain as the day to follow 
night for him who visits 
this region, and goes intel- 
ligently about the business 
of hunting and fishing. 



Hotels 



CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Butternut Lake Hotel 30 $2.00 $10.00 

Hotel Northern 25 1.00 4.00 

Butternut House 60 1.00-1.50 3.50-5.00 



Lakes and Streams 



Butternut Lake, distance. 1 mile. Livery. Size, 6x1 mile 
Bear Lake ... " 22 " " "3x1" 

Turtle Lake . . 18 " " "3x1 " 

Pickerel, Pike Black Bass and Mascallonge caught in these 
lakes. 

Pine Creek, distance 6 miles. — Brook Trout caught. 



Glidden, Wis. 



T IKE Butternut, Glidden offers superior advantages for the 
sportsman. The Chippewa River and a number of beautiful 
lakes near at hand provide the finest fishing, and Clam Lakes, 
twentv-five miles west through the wilderness, are fairly alive with 
mascallonge and bass. Here, too, in season, may be had the 
finest possible deer shooting and partridge hunting. 



Hotels 





CAPACITY 


PEK DAY 


PER WEEK 


Glidden House 


25 


$1.50 


$6.00 


Baker House 


20 


2.00 


6.00 


Hotel Exford 


20 


1.50 


6.00 



Lakes 



Numerous lakes within radius of 15 miles reached by 
livery, in which are caught Pickerel, Pike. Black Bass, and. 
Mascallonge. 



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TROUT BROOK, HIGH BRIDGE, WIS. 
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BRUNSWEILER CREEK 
FAMOUS TROUT STREAM NEAR HIGH BRIDGE AND MARENGO, WIS. 



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Ashland, Wis. 



DY the sparkling- waters of Chequamegon Bay is the picturesque 
city of Ashland. With the forest upon every hand its streets 

are alive with the many colored Mackinaws of lumber jacks, and 

the semi-civilized dress of the descendants of the Ojibway Indians, 

immortalized in Longfellow's "Hiawatha." 

Hay fever is unknown in this high land of pines and balsams, 

and sufferers from lung troubles find rest and relief. 

Boating, fishing and hunting are at their best near this far 

northern city. 

Excellent hotels offer fine accommodations to visitors. The 
surrounding forests, the city of Washburn across the bav and the 
Apostle Islands at the entrance provide an exhaustless field for 
pleasurable exploration. 

Here may be had trout, as well as bass and mascallonge 
fishing, and in the fall, deer and bird shooting. 



Hotels 

CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Hotel Knight 150 $2.50-3.50 $17.50-24.50 

Athearn Hotel 100 2.50 spl. 

Leland House 75 1.00 spl. 

Commercial Hotel 80 1.50 spl. 



Lake and Streams 

Lake Superior, close — Lake Trout, Pickerel, and White- 
fish caught. 

Fish Creek, distance, 5 miles Livery 

Pine Creek, " 10 " 

Brook Trout caught in these streams. 



The Apostle Islands, Wis. 



JUST outside of Chequamegon Bay, in Lake Superior, are the 
Apostle Islands, about twenty in number. 

These are reached by steamer from Ashland after a pleasur- 
able ride and provide ideal locations for an outing. The largest and 
most beautiful of the group is Madeline Island. 

This island is 14 miles long and 4 miles wide at the widest part. 

Three centuries ago Father Marquette set foot upon this beau- 
tiful island and builded the far-famed mission chapel which, until 
a short time ago (when it was destroyed by fire) was annually 
visited by thousands of devout pilgrims. 

Here Pere Marquette taught the Ojibway to abandon the Great 
Spirit of their primitive religion, for the Greater Spirit of the 
Christian Church. 

Here are beautiful modern residences, amid scenes of bewitch- 
ing beauty, and visitors who come to Madeline ever retain pleas- 
ant memories of the place. 

Hotel 

CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Old Mission Resort (Madeline Island) 150 $2.00 $8.00-10.00 
Lake 

Lake Superior, close. — Lake Trout, Pickerel, and Whitefish 
caught. 



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FALLS AT TYLER FORKS, NEAR MELLEN, WIS. 
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INDIAN BURYING GROUND AND MISSION RESORT 
ON MADELINE ISLAND, NEAR ASHLAND, WIS. 

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The Superiors 
Wis. 

PAST and West, are 
^ live, active and 
prosperous, their 
charming: location giv- 
ing: them prominence 
as commercial towns 
and summer resorts. 

It is a delig-ht to 
the tourist choosing - 
these places for a cen- 
ter, to make fishing- 
and hunting; trips to 
Lake Superior, Bois 
Brule, Revier and 
vicinity. 

This is a healthful climate, where varied sig-hts offer a wealth 
of attractions during- the summer days. Hotels are finely con- 
structed, with adequate facilities for the convenience of the 
traveler. 

Duluth, Minn. 

A City of rapidly increasing; prosperity, situated on the hig-h bluffs 
overlooking - Lake Superior, is one of the greatest grain and ore 
markets. Its situation affords wonderful shipping: facilities by 
water or rail. Beautiful winding - drives along- the bluffs, a pano- 
rama of lovely scenery, artistic Queen Anne houses, massive 
business blocks, fine theatres and magnificent hotels attract 
attention. Sailing- on Lake Superior, excursions to neigriboring - 
resorts, fishing: and hunting - in the north woods, are among: the 
inducements offered those who spend their vacation days here. 



Isle Royale 

JDICTURE in your mind's eye, if you can, a rugg-ed island forty- 
A five miles long- and from three to eig-ht miles wide— an island so 
beautiful that it has merited the name " Isle Royale," or The Royal 
Island. It is notoriously a fact that nowhere in America, if any- 
where in the world, is there so charming - a resort as this. 

In the same latitude with Newfoundland it is always delight- 
fully cool. It is fanned by the constant breezes from across the 
cojd waters of Lake Superior, bearing- the delig-htful odors of the 
pines and balsams of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Canada, which 
banish hay fever, revitalize the tired nerves, and strengthen weak 
and diseased lung's. 

Rock Harbor is the port for Isle Royale, and upon its deep, 
land-locked waters the navies of the world mig-ht ride in safety, 
In appearance Rock Harbor striking-ly suggests the celebrated 
rock-bound Fjiords of Norway. 

Its spring:-fed brooks supply trout fishing- said to be unsur- 
passed the world over. Its inland lakes fairly teem with bass and 
mascallong:e, and off its shores in Lake Superior this fishing: is also 
excellent. 

Isle Royale is reached by steamer from Ashland after a most 
delig-htful ride over the larg-est lake in the world. 

Hotel 

Isle Royale Outing: Association, Capacity 100, rates to 
transients special. 

Lake 

Lake Superior, close— Lake Trout, Pickerel and White Fish 
caugfht. 




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Glen wood 
Downing 
Boyceville 
New 

Richmond 

HPHESE places are 
noted for the in- 
numerable trout 
streams in their vicin- 
ity. Sand Creek, Bo- 
lan Creek, Big* and 
Little Beaver Creeks, 
Cedar Creek, Tiffany 
Creek, and Hay River are conveniently reached by livery, and 
are alive with speckled and rainbow trout. Hunting: in season is 
glorious. There is some good bass fishing: at Bass Lake, seven 
miles from New Richmond. 

Liveries can be hired at the various hotels shown below. 

Hotels at Glenwood 

CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Central House 15 $2.00 $10.00 

Wheeler House 20 2.00 7.00-$10.00 

Hotels at Downing 

CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Central House 15 $1.00 $4.00 

Tubbs Hotel 30 1.00 4.00 

Hotel at Boyceville 

CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

Skamser House 20 $1.00-$1.50 $4.00 

Hotels at New Richmond 

CAPACITY PER DAY PER WEEK 

National Hotel 35 $2.00 $4.5O-$7.00 

Commercial Hotel 35 2.00 4.00- 7.00 

Hoover House 30 1.00 3.50- 5.00 



St. Paul and Minneapolis 

TLJAVE attained a national reputation as the twin cities of the 
*■ A northwest, achieved prominence as business centers and pop- 
ularity as summer resorts. Lovely homes, attractive streets and 
business houses, and commodious hotels are the pride of these 
cities. White Bear Lake, twelve miles from St. Paul, is an alluring- 
pleasure spot, while in the heart of Minneapolis are Lakes Harriet 
and Calhoun and Lake of the Isle. The drives to Fort Snelling - , 
Soldier's Home and Minnehaha Falls cannot be surpassed. Lake 
Minnetonka, accessible from either city, is the larg-est sheet of 
water in the state. Palatial homes and luxurious hotels are dotted 
along* its shores. These structures are so architecturally perfect 
that nature by such adornment seems robbed of none of her 
beauty. Fishing-, sailing:, grinning- and steamer trips can be en- 
joyed by the sojourner at Minnetonka. 
For further information address 

JAMES C. POND, G.P.A., 
Wisconsin Central Railway, Milwaukee, Wis. 



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Summer Tourists' R^ates 

IN EFFECT MAY 15, 1904 



Gray's Lake, 111., and return 

Rollins, 111., and return 

Lake Villa, 111.,^ and return . ... . . . . . . 

Loon Lake, 111., and return 

Antioch, 111., and return 

Trevor, Wis., and return . . . ... .. .... 

Camp Lake, Wis., and return 

Silver Lake, Wis., and return 

Burlington, Wis., and return 

Honey Creek, Wis., and return 

Lake Beulah, Wis., and return 

Mukwonago, Wis., and return 

Waukesha, Wis., and return . . . 

Schleisingerville, Wis., and return 

Cedar Lake, Wis., and return 

Fond du Lac, Wis., and return 

Oshkosh, Wis., and return 

Neenah, Wis., and return 

Menasha, Wis., and return 

W T aupaca, Wis., and return 

Phillips, Wis., and return 

Fifield, Wis., and return 

Butternut, Wis., and return 

Glidden, Wis., and return 

Mellen, Wis., and return 

Ashland, Wis., and return 

St. Paul, Minn., and return 

Minneapolis, Minn., and return 

Bayfield, Wis., and return 

Washburn, Wis., and return 

Superior and W. Superior, Wis., and return . 
Duluth, Minn., and ret., going: via either 

St. Paul or Ashland, returning same route 
Duluth, Minn., and return, going via 
Ashland and returning via St. Paul 
or vice versa 



FROM 
CHICAGO 

$ 2 00 - 
2 00 

- 2 25 y 
2 25 
2 25 
2 25 
2 30 

2 40 

3 20 
3 45 
3 65 

3 85 

4 70 
6 00 

6 00 

7 55 

8 60 

9 35 
9 35 
9 90 

14 85 

15 45 

16 10 

16 70 

17 75 
20 00 

18 00 
18 00 
20 00 
20 00 
22 00 

22 00 



24 00 



5 20 
5 20 
5 85 

10 75 

11 30 

11 95 

12 55 

13 60 

15 50 

16 00 
16 00 
15 50 
15 50 
19 50 

19 50 



21 00 



Tickets on sale May 15th to Sept. 33th. Good to return until Oct. 31st 

Full information as to routes, rates, etc., will be. cheerfully furnished up- 
on application to JAS. C. POND, General Passenger Agent, Milwaukee, or to 
any of the following representatives: 

NEW YORK CITY 290 Broadway 

WM. T. PRATT, General Eastern Agent 

WM. KELLY, Jr., District Passenger Agent 
PITTSBURGH, PA 621 Park Building 

W. H. ALLEN, District Passenger Agent 
CINCINNATI, O 407 Traction Building- 
IRA F. SCHWEGEL, District Passenger Agent 
SAGINAW, W. S., MICH 

H. W. STEINHOFF, District Passenger Agent 
CHICAGO, ILL 230 So. i lark Street 

GEO. K. THOMPSON, City Passenger and Ticket Agent 

CLAUDE C. HILL, District Passenger Agent 
MILWAUKEE, WIS 400 E. Water Street 

T. B. MONTGOMERY, Gen'l Agent, 400 E. Water St. 

C. D. HARPER, Dist. Passenger Agt., Colby & Abbot Bldg. 
ST. PAUL, MINN 373 Robert Street 

HERMAN BROWN, City Passenger and Ticket Agent 

H. J. BERGEMANN, District Passenger Agent 
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN 230 Nicollet Avenue 

V. C. RUSSELL, City Passenger and Ticket Agent 
DULUTH, MINN Room 2, Lyceum Bldg. 

M. J. BRYAN, General Agent 



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For description of Summer Resorts, list of Lakes and 
Hotels, see page indicated by arrow 
on this map 




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